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By Nick Rogers »
Jul 29, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“My Dog Skip” — a family-friendly piece of graceful, bittersweet nostalgia for boyhood — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 1940s, 2000, best films of the decade, bittersweet, death, dog, drama, family film, Frankie Muniz, Harry Connick Jr., heroes of the zeroes, Jay Russell, Kevin Bacon, Mark Twain, My Dog Skip, nick rogers, racism, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, war, Willie Morris
4.5 yaps
By Austin Lugar »
Jul 14, 2010 »
Category:2010 Indy Int'l Film Festival » No Comments »
This great short film knows how to use its format to show a powerful moment.
Tags: brothers, IIFF, IIFF 2010, Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis International Film Festival 2010, short, short film, suspense, war, World War II
4 yaps
By Austin Lugar »
Jul 14, 2010 »
Category:2010 Indy Int'l Film Festival » No Comments »
This short film really excels when it is being suspenseful in its World War II setting.
Tags: France, IIFF, IIFF 2010, Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis International Film Festival 2010, short, short film, soldiers, suspense, The Quartering Act, war, World War II
By Nick Rogers »
Jul 13, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“The Messenger” — a draining drama about death, but not a numbing one — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2009, Alessandro Camon, Ben Foster, casualty, death, drama, grief, heroes of the zeroes, military service, nick rogers, Oren Moverman, Samantha Morton, soldier, The Messenger, war, woody harrelson
2.5 yaps
By Austin Lugar »
Jun 21, 2010 »
Category:DVD Reviews » 7 comments
I love Paul Greengrass, but he doesn’t get the “Marty Discount” for this standard movie.
Tags: action, Amy Ryan, dvd review, film criticism, green zone, Greg Kinear, Iraq, matt damon, movie review, paul greengrass, war, War in Iraq
By Nick Rogers »
Jun 21, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » No Comments »
“Letters From Iwo Jima” — Clint Eastwood’s powerful eulogy for righteousness in combat — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2006, best films of the decade, caves, clint eastwood, combat, doubt, drama, fear, heroes of the zeroes, Iwo Jima, Japanese, Kazunari Ninomiya, ken watanabe, Letters From Iwo Jima, nick rogers, soldiers, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, war, World War II
By Nick Rogers »
May 26, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“In the Valley of Elah” — one of few films to earn fury at the futility of the Iraq war — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2007, AWOL, best films of the decade, Charlize Theron, disappearance, drama, family, heroes of the zeroes, In the Valley of Elah, Iraq, Mark Boal, military, nick rogers, Paul Haggis, police, soldier, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, Tommy Lee Jones, war
By Nick Rogers »
May 25, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 2 comments
“In the Loop” — filled with diabolical wit and depressing truths about boomeranging war policy — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2009, Anna Chlumsky, Armando Ianucci, best films of the decade, comedy, David Rasche, Dr. Strangelove, drama, heroes of the zeroes, In the Loop, Iraq, james gandolfini, nick rogers, Peter Capaldi, profanity, satire, spin, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, Tom Hollander, war
By Nick Rogers »
May 19, 2010 »
Category:The 365 Best Films of the 2000s » 1 Comment »
“The Hurt Locker” — the Zeroes’ best fictional film about the real war — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.
Tags: 2009, academy awards, anthony mackie, best films of the decade, bomb, containment, heroes of the zeroes, Iraq, jeremy renner, kathryn bigelow, military, nick rogers, obsession, Oscar, suspense, The 365 Best Films of the 2000s, the hurt locker, war, work
